Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across a facet of companies and job-types. Engagedly is excited to announce its third annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.
Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across a facet of companies and job-types. Engagedly is excited to announce its third annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.
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In order to generate this list, we considered around 300 different professionals within the various sectors of HR. Individuals were selected through a data-driven process that analyzed and scored success in five defining categories. Scores were based on an individuals’ recency, frequency, and relevance in relation to their social media presences, speaking and writing engagements, and innovative contributions to the field. Diversity of the individual was also taken into account so as to ensure that people of all backgrounds were included in the list.
We want to emphasize that this list is not in ranking form. Individuals have been grouped based on the type of work that they have most notably been involved with. These categories are in no way intended to minimize the entirety of these influencers’ careers. HR is an industry that is growing in all directions, and it is difficult to perfectly formulate a process that will recognize all HR professionals that are doing credible work. If you know someone who you think should be featured for next year, please nominate them through our website, as we do consider the names that are received there.
Learn more about the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2019 by hovering over their pictures and exploring their Linkedin, Twitter, and personal and/or company websites.
Co-Host of the HR Happy Hour Show and Podcast | Contributor at Fistful of Talent | HR Executive Magazine columnist.
Experienced HR Pro | Fistful of Talent | Employment Branding | Performance Management
Learning Analyst | Founder of Bersin by Deloitte, Research and Advisory Firm focused on Management, Leadership, HR Tech | LinkedInfluencer
Anaylst | HR Techie | Author HR Ringleader | Pro Speaker | Co-Host of HR Happy Hour
Founder and CEO of Constellation Research. Best-Selling Author. Co-Host of DisrupTVShow Web Series.
Writer | Speaker | Advisor | Consultant | Investor | Conducted over 1000 HR Podcasts | #HRTech | #Recruiting
Global CTO of Daily Mail – MailOnline. Passion for Innovation.
WorkTrends Analyst | Brand Strategist | Podcaster | Author | HR and Tech Evangelist | #Digital | #FutureOfWork @Forbes
2016 LinkedIn Top Voices List | HR Tech
Chief Content Officer @allegisglobal | HR & Recruiting Nerd | Social Marketing Strategy
Product Manager at Adobe. Venture Advisor at betaworks.
Co-Founder and Chairman of Playtpus Labs. Best-Selling Author. Keynote Speaker.
HR Tech Writer | Workplace Expert | Gen Y Career Expert | Experienced Hiring Manager | Host of @infertilityshow | Media Relations & Content Marketing
Keynote Speaker, Writer, and Commentator on the Junction of Technology and Politics.
OKR Expert | TED Talk | “The two things you really look for in a company are a powerful team and a large market.” | Author:”`Measure What Matters”
HR Tech & People Analytics Leader | Evangelist Human+Machine & Future of Work | Keynote Speaker & Writer
HR Tech Advisor | Interim & Consulting Assignments | Conference Speaker | Blogger
Making the Future of Work More Human | Speaker | Consultant | Researcher | Mentor | GenZ Mom | #HRTech Analyst | #Talent | #GirlsInTech
Principal Analyst at Lighthouse Research & Advisory. Author for the Kogan Page.
Advisor | Award Winning Writer | Speaker & Conference Chair | Future of Work | #HROS volunteer
VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research. Next Generation Apps.
Professor of Strategy at Columbia Business School. Best-Selling Author. Speaker.
VP of POS Strategy and Education at HBO. Brand Management and Operations Expert.
Strategic HR professional | Employee Relations | Networking | Company Culture
Author at Henry Holt & Company. Host of Podcast “Let’s Fix Work.”
18+ Yrs HR, | Recruiting | Career Coaching | Speaker | Trainer | Professional Development | LinkedInfluencer
Helping with recruiting, talent acquisition and HR, marketing, community and social | #TBEX #HRTech
Forbes Agency Council | Speaker | Writer | Working with #HR orgs to make #employerbranding, #HRTech, culture & #recruitmentmarketing better | Advisor | #TheCandES
Leads Strategic Outreach to Inform and Engage over 50,000 Associates at this Global Human Capital Management Company
Founder and CEO of The Pontefract Group. Best-Selling Author. Keynote Speaker. Leadership Strategist.
Host of The Mel Robbins Show. CEO at 143 Studios, Inc. Motivational Speaker for Powell Speakers.
HR & Leadership Thought Partner | Co-Founder of @rblgroup | Rensis Likert Professor at @MichiganRoss.
Books: GIVE AND TAKE, ORIGINALS, OPTION B |Podcast: WorkLife | @TEDTalks | Success is helping others succeed.
Magazine Contributing Editor | Speaker | Ghostwritten Over 50 Non-Fiction Books | LinkedInfluencer
Best-Selling Author on Leadership
Principal of Patty McCord Consulting. Author of “Powerful; Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility.”
President at TalentSmart. Best-Selling Co-Author of “Emotional Intelligence 2.0.”
Journalist at Fortune Magazine. Keynote Speaker and Moderator on Business-Related Challenges.
Teacher and Coach on Creating Positive Work Culture. Author. Keynote Speaker.
Founder and President of The Table Group. Best-Selling Author of “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.”
President of The Wiseman Group. Best-Selling Author. Teaching Leadership Skills to Executives.
Keynote Speaker | Podcaster | Creating #ImpactMakers by helping leaders to build careers that they love & lives that matter
Dedicated to bringing Heart Based Leadership to organizations & individuals | Coach | Consultant | Speaker | Columnist | Best Selling Author: The Leadership Gap
Inc Top 100 Leadership Expert Keynote Speaker | Business Coach and Consultant | Speaker | Author | Contributor at Forbes, Entrepreneur, & Inc.
Founder of HR Capitalist and Fistful of Talent. Chief Human Resources officer at Kinetix.
Founder and CEO of Blendoor. Inclusive Talent Recruitment.
Named Time’s Person of the Year 2006 | Success @HiringSolved@DrPepper | #Recruit-osphere | #HRTech Geek
Founder of The Talent Agency (Recruiting for Recruiting) & Tenfold (Talent Acquisition Strategy & Training) | Speaker | Consultant | Trainer |Recruiter | #R4R
Founder and CEO of Three Ears Media. Improving Recruiters’ Writing.
HR Tech Startup | Award Winning Neuroscientist | Talent Acquisition | Entrepreneur | Technophile | Writer
Providing Talent Sourcing and Recruitment Scholarships | Building Enterprise Recruiting Engines for Fortune 500 Brands
Producer of the “It’s All Recruiting” Podcast | Youtuber of “Jim Stroud Show” | Consultant | Social Recruiting | Job Search Strategy
Performance-based Hiring Learning Systems | The Original Headhunter Author – The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired and Hire With Your Head | LinkedInfluencer
Recruitment MKT | Talent Attraction | Co-Founder @TalentBrandOrg | Future Author | #ebchat | Global Brand Employer and Talent Attraction @InsideIndeed
AI Enthusiast | Global Keynote Speaker | HCIR Expert | Big Data Geek | Boolean Blogger | Talent Acqutision Leader
Deputy Director of Resourcing and Apprenticeships at HMRC.
Co-Founder and CEO of Workshape.io. Improving the Recruitment Process.
Founder | Podcast Host | Workplace Anthropologist | Digital Marketer | Content Creator serving B2B markets | Human Capital
TheCandEs President | TAS/HCS Cert #HR #Recruiting | ATAP Charter Member | @SJSU Alum | Writer | Podcaster
Marriott International via PeopleScout RPO at PeopleScout | Talent Community Management | Co-Founder of TRU
CEO @ 3Plus International | International Talent Connector & Strategist | Executive Search and Career Transition Coach | Coach | Conscious recruitment of diversity and bias
Investment. Speaking. Consulting. | Founder & Owner of Recruitment Solutions | @firebrandtalent | @people2people | @consultnz
Co-Founder @TalentBrandOrg | TA Leader turned Consultant | Speaker | Employer Branding | @ATAPGlobalAdvisory Council Member
Board Director of Girl Effect. Author. Keynote Speaker
Founder, CEO, and Principal Brand Strategist of exaqueo. Improving Talent and Recruitment Strategies.
Keynote Speaker and Author. Candidate Engagement and Recruitment Strategy.
Co-Founder and Executive Director at Insight222. Founder and CEO at People Analytics & Future of Work.
Best-Selling Author | “Nine Lies About Work” | Researcher | Founder of the Strengths Revolution | Researcher of People & Performance
Co-Founder and CEO of Insight222. Helping HR Professional’s Build Skills.
Advocate of Workplace Revolution. Writer and Speaker. Co-Host of Podcast “DriveThru HR.”
Chief Talent Officer at ServiceNow. Improving Work Culture.
CEO and Founder of BevKaye & Co. Author and Speaker on Talent Management.
Global Business and Leadership Consultant. Best-Selling Author.
OD & #Learning | People Development | Future of Work | Author: “Humane, Resourced” and “This Time, It’s Personnel”
Author of ‘The Social Organization’ | Focused on Innovating HR/OD Strategy and the Future of Work
CEO & Co-Founder of Leapgen | Thought Leader | Analyst | Keynote Speaker | Consultant | Author of “HR From Now to Next” | Future of Work
Global Talent Brand Manager at Qualtrics. Experience Management Advocate.
Human Resources management/leadership consultant | Speaker
CEO at Ryan Estis and Associates. Keynote Speaker and Teacher.
News Anchor at BBC World News. Best-Selling Co-Author of “Womenomics”
Positively disrupting organisations to #collaborate at scale in the Social & Summit Rooms | Digital Transformation | People First
President at Nocturne Capital | Author of The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and Secret to investing success | Podcast | Behavioral Finance Expert
Vistage Chair | Teacher at IESE Business School | Keynote Speaker on Leadership Communication & the Psychology of Mental Strength
Author #LeadershipBS | Speaker | Advisor on Inclusive Employee Experience | LinkedInfluencer
Founder of Management Mentors, Inc. Expert on Advising Businesses and Developing Talent.
Author of “Work Rules!” | Ex-SVP of People Ops at Google | Passionate about making work better for everyone, everywhere | LinkedInfluencer
Executive Officer and Advisor for Global Tech Companies. Best-Selling Author.
Ceridian’s Chief People and Culture Officer. Directing Organizational and Cultural Transformations.
Founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR. Redesigning Better Ways to Work.
Former Fortune 500 HR SVP | World’s Most Widely-Read Career Advisor | Author: Reinvention Roadmap | LinkedInfluencer
Writer | Speaker | Career advice and HR explanations with a little bit of snark
Publication: Employee Advocacy | Undercover Recruiter
President of The Incentive Research Foundation. Handles Operations, Marketing, and Education.
Founder of The Future of Work University. Best-Selling Author. Keynote Speaker.
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist. Consultant, Author, and Speaker.
CEO and Founder of Choose2Matter. Author. Keynote Speaker.
United States Air Force Veteran. CEO and Founder of Nicole Malachowski & Associates.
Founder of Shake Shack. CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group.
CEO & Founder @TheMuse | Author of @TheNewRules of Work | Speaker | Inc.’s 35 Under 35 | WSJ & HBR contributor | LinkedInfluencer
Founding Partner at Future Workplace. Business Operations Advisor.
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